The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-08-26
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Charles James Fox was in Parlia-
ment at nineteen.
-ChIef-Justice Waite's hair is be-
ginning to be dashed with silver
threads.
Books in their present form were
first made by Attalus, King of Ber-
gamus, in S37.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cam
bridge when sixteen, and was called TO
the bar at tw enty-one.
-Landseer, the great animal painter,
once asked Sidney Smith to grant him
sitting. whereupon the clerical wit
replied: rs thy servant dog that he
should do this thing?n
Prince Bismarck is the most deco
rated man in Europe. Should he ever
appear wearing the insignia of all the
orders conferred on him he would re-
selnble an Oriental prince
"A new sixpenny illustrated maya
zine is to be publised in England under
the name of Atalanta Mr.. Ruskin
will write the preface, and Andrew
Lang and Rider Haggard will con-
tribute to the first number. -Boston
Transcript.
Queen Victoria is going to insti-
tute an order of literary merit, consist
ing of twenty Knights, fifty Knights
companions, and one hundred COM
panions. Her Majesty is now taking
counsel with number of the leading
literary men of England.
The original of long lost letter
written by General Washington in ac-
acknowledgement of an address from the
citizens of Newport has just been
found in that city. 1t is written on
both sides of two quarto pages of letter
paper and is still distinct and read
able.
More copies of Mrs. Dodge's
"Story of Hans Brinker" have been
sold than any book for children from
the pen of an American author, vet
the author had the most extreme diff
ficulty in finding a publisher for it
when it was completed in manuscript.
The Scribners finally accepted the
book after it had been declined by
several houses.
"A volume, entitled "Plus d'Angle-
terre, after the style of the BATTLE of
Dorking,n has been published in Paris.
1t is another account of successful in
7asion of England. The French forces
land at Hastings after vanquishing a
British squadron at sea, and after
transporting one hundred and fifty
thousand men rapidly and having cut
the telegraph cable. A great battle is
fought southwest of Tunbridge Phil
adelphia Press.
The "Fox Hunt" figure is the latest
for seaside germans. A lady and gen
tleman are selected as foxes. The
gentleman receives fox's tail and the
lady red ribbon to be pinned to her
left shoulder. Three additional
couples receive different ribbons and
represent the hunters. A waltz is then
prayed. Inc couple representing the
foxes is allowed start and the hunters
follow, endeavoring to capture them.
If they succeed the foxes retire and the
successful couple finish the dance with
their trophy.
81 can hardly tell" says Mr..
Hubert Howe Bancroft, show | came
to devote NV life to history rather than
any thing else. Looking back, it seems
to have been accidental The motive
was neither a longing for wealth nor
thirst after fame, while the develop.
ment was easy, gradual and natural.
My history is nearly finished now, and
about half of the force which has been
continuously employed at my library
for twenty-five years has been retired,
yet there's before me several years of
historical labor"